Endocrine diagnostic terms

Question 1

dwarf with no cartilage; short arms and legs

Answer 1

achondroplasia

Question 2

too much PGH as an adult

Answer 2

acromegaly

Question 3

not enough adrenocorticoids; brown pigmentation in face

Answer 3

addison’s disease

Question 4

too much adrenocorticoids; moon face

Answer 4

cushing’s syndrome

Question 5

child is small due to pituitary gland

Answer 5

pituitary dwarfism

Question 6

too much PGH

Answer 6

giantism

Question 7

not enough iodine

Answer 7

goiter

Question 8

damage to bones due to too much calcitonin

Answer 8

hyperparathyroidism

Question 9

too much thyroxine

Answer 9

hyperthyroidism

Question 10

not enough calcium

Answer 10

hypothyroidism

Question 11

hypothyroidism in adult; obesity symptom

Answer 11

myxedema

Question 12

inflammation of thyroid gland

Answer 12

thyroiditis

Question 13

too much base

Answer 13

alkalosis

Question 14

too much acids

Answer 14

acidosis

Question 15

causes pituitary gland to regulate water

Answer 15

diabetes insipidus

Question 16

pancreas disorder

Answer 16

diabetes mellitus

Question 17

not producing insulin

Answer 17

type 1 diabetes

Question 18

diabetes controlled by diet

Answer 18

type 2 diabetes

Question 19

too much uric acid; crystals in big toe

Answer 19

gout; arthritis

Question 20

not enough blood sugar level

Answer 20

hypoglycemic states

Question 21

parathyroid hormone is deficient

Answer 21

hypoparathyroidism

Question 22

too much fat in the blood

Answer 22

lipidosis

Question 23

hereditary disorder; causes severe mental retardation

Answer 23

phenylketonuria(PKU)

Question 24

mental retardation, got 3 chromosomes from cell division

Answer 24

down’s syndrome

Question 25

XXY; both male and female

Answer 25

kleinfelter’s syndrome

Question 26

monosome; onlygot X chromosome; no neck

Answer 26

turner’s syndrome